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Barbados Divorce Law
The
Barbados Family Law Council is
reportedly in favor of amending
the Barbados Family Law Act,
which governs divorce and
related issues in
Barbados
but which is now 25 years old.
The
amendments under consideration
include:
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A procedure for streamlined
case management, focused on
keeping one case before the
same judge for all
proceedings;
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The provision of counseling
for those in the process of
a divorce;
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A provision that would
expedite the allocation of
matrimonial property which,
under the current law can be
deferred until the divorce
has been finalized;
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An amendment that would
allow divorce proceedings
and the determination of
related property and other
financial issues to continue
and be completed
notwithstanding the death of
one of the parties; and
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The establishment of a table
of maintenance as guidelines
for judges, in order to the
guesswork out of the
provision of support
payments.
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